Written and devised by Zoe Seaton & Nicky Harley, and directed by Zo
e Seaton Freak Show is a highly inventive blast of theatre colliding comedy
, visuals and taut poetic text with true stories of people who were display
ed as freaks in the 18th Century.

Fast-talking eejits are hell-bent t
o get rich quick with their bizarre bazaar of curiosities and the unexpecte
d, but they get more than they bargained for in this radical roadshow of re
venge.

Inspired by the true story of a giantess from Portrush, Mary M
urphy, Freak Show examines themes of performance, exploitation and consent
and reflects a contemporary fascination with fame, scandal and privacy. Cla
shing dark with light, it will contain maximum craic and heartbreak in spad
es. And an Irish jig. On Stilts.

An original blast of irreverent thea
tre, inspired by history but pointing its finger at the present. Mary Murph
y was a 17th century giantess from Portrush. She found fame and fortune in
the travelling freak shows of the day .. but her story eventually, maybe in
evitably, became a tragedy.

What price desperation, greed, exploitati
on and fame?

Freak Show takes a darkly absurd poke at celebrity cultu
re and the twisted business that creates it. At turns, funny, crazy, heartb
reaking and uncomfortable, Freak Show is dark, fringe theatre at its most a
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